What causes human trafficking?

The root cause of human trafficking may differ from country to another. It is a complex phenomenon that is usually influenced by social, economy and  culture. However there are common factors such as:
  • Poverty/low income households
  • Home runaways/ domestic problems
  • People who migrate into another country for economical purposes, especially women.
  • Poor education background
  • War. This  creates many orphans at a time who are vulnerable to trafficking
  • Lack of legitimate and proper employment opportunities
  • Demand for women sexual services
  • Victims will not be bounded by law and can be threatened
  • Growing demands for foreign worker
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Trafficking techniques!

Have you ever wonder how traffickers obtain their victims? Here’s how:
  • Local connections and contacts help them to identify potential and vulnerable people to become victims.
  • Direct sales where women and children are being sold through the black market by their parents, other family members, orphanage homes or babysitters.
  • Deceit (penipuan) syndicate agents deceive parents/care takers and lure women with false promises of better or well paid jobs in cities or marriage to rich families.
  • Debt bondage whereby traffickers pay a certain amount of incentives to parents to bind their children to labour or sex slavery. Debt terms are usually unclear.​

What happen to the victims?

Children and women who are victims generally fall  into prostitution and slavery. However, they may be exploited for other labours:
  • Begging for alms (peminta derma)
  • Selling toys and pens
  • Cleaners and dish washers
  • Factory workers
  • Masseuse (tukang urut) at massage parlours
  • Illegal house maids and labourers
  • Janitors
  • Drug distributers
  • Organ trade